They Don't Allow For Distractions

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People who are beginner or intermediate runners get a motivational boost from listening to music -- they perform better. It creates a “dissociative state” where they are distracted from the pain and boredom of training.

Olympians are different. When you push to the wall you can’t afford such distractions. You need to be in an “associative state” where you are closely in tune with your body. You have to embrace that pain, then find and test your limits. Your limits are not found on an elliptical trainer while watching Jerry Springer. They’re found charging up a hill with lungs burning like they’re being sandpapered. Lose the tunes and chase the feeling of breathing in fire ants.